Pete Riley, Realtor

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70% of Medical Expenses Won’t Hurt Credit Scores Effective July 1, paid medical collection debt won’t be used for credit scores by the three main U.S. scorers, and unpaid debt won’t appear for a full year.

Economic Standoff? Low Rates vs. Home Prices Florida Realtors economist: Low interest rates made monthly mortgage payments cheaper, but home price appreciation may be washing out the impact.

How Well Do You Know Florida? As of April 1, 2020, the state had 21,538,187 residents, says the U.S. Census – a 14.6% jump since the previous census. And Fla. turned 177 years old on March 3.

Mortgage Rates Fall This Week to 3.76% After flirting with 4% in Feb., the 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage dropped lower for the second week, hitting 3.76% from last week’s 3.89%.

Will Sales Rise or Fall this Year? Experts Divided Even experts don’t know what will happen. About half think rising costs and rates will deter buyers, but the other half think more listings will boost demand.

Mortgage Rates Drop a Bit this Week, Average 3.89% A number of economic indicators suggest higher mortgage rates, but competition from refinancing homeowners also declined after rates rose to almost 4%.

How ‘Tax-Friendly’ Is Fla. Compared to Other States? A MoneyGeek study including IRS, state, property and sales taxes listed Fla. as the No. 4 least-expensive tax state. Total tax costs are about 5.6% of total income.

Fla. Home Sales, Median Prices Up in Jan. Florida Realtors: Statewide single-family home sales up 1.4% year-over-year, median price up 23% to $375K. Condo sales up 6.7%, median price up 23.9% to $285K.

Proposed Amendment Would Help Hometown Heroes Florida Realtors will back a proposed state constitutional amendment that gives front-line workers, such as police and teachers, a property tax break.

Interest rates are going back up.
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Average Mortgage Rate Increases Again, Hits 3.92% It’s been almost two years since a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.92% (May 2019 at 3.99%). One year ago, the 30-year FRM averaged 2.81%.

How Much Will the Fed Boost Interest Rates? While Federal Reserve members seem ready to raise interest rates in March, they don’t fully agree on how much. Some think it’s time for a strong message.